Press Releases

Yemen Resolution Veto Override

Mr./Madam President, Over the past few months the members of this body and of the House of Representatives resoundingly voted in favor of S.J. Res 7, which would remove U.S. armed forces from Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen. This unconstitutional, unjustified, and immoral war has repeatedly come up over the past year; and thankfully, America’s elected representatives have taken a stand on it.

Sen. Lee Reintroduces Global Trade Accountability Act

WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Global Trade Accountability Act Thursday, a bill that would subject unilateral actions by the president to increase trade barriers to congressional approval. “Congress has ceded far too much law making power to the Executive branch including the power to unilaterally raise tariffs,” Lee said. “Sudden hikes in trade barriers could wreak havoc on many small and midsize manufacturers in my home state of Utah that rely on imports and globally connected supply chains. Congress must be involved in any decision that would increase barriers to trade.” The Global Trade Accountability Act would

Utah County Town Hall

Senator Mike Lee announces a Utah County Town Hall – Click here for details.

Civility Is Not Enough

Americans don’t agree on many things these days, but according to a recent poll the vast majority of Americans (79 percent) are very concerned about the lack of civility in Washington. I share this concern, but I also believe we need to set our sites a little higher if we really want to improve how we treat each other in this nation.

Getting NATO to Pay Their Fair Share

“Germany is not paying their fair share,” President Trump said at a press conference with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg last week. “I have a great feeling for Germany, but they’re not paying what they should be paying. We’re paying for a big proportion of NATO, which is basically protecting Europe.” President Trump is right. Germany is not paying their fair share. In 2014 Germany and the rest of our NATO allies promised to raise their defense spending to 2 percent of gross domestic product by 2024. It is now 2019 and Germany still only spends 1.23 percent of its GDP

Flexibility for Working Families

There are few commodities on this earth more precious than time. And this is particularly true for working parents, who are constantly trying to manage the juggle between work and time with their children. Many American families know this struggle all too well. A law passed in 1978 aimed to help hourly-paid government employees with this struggle by allowing them to choose between taking overtime pay or paid time off. So, if they worked more than 40 hours one week, they could take a bigger paycheck home for that week or instead bank that time to use for family priorities

Let Judges Judge

Congress passes laws, the executive branch enforces laws, and the courts interpret the law. That is how we were all taught the United States government was supposed to work in civics class. Unfortunately, the progressive movement has so warped Washington’s understanding of the Constitution that some federal bureaucrats think they have the authority to make law, enforce law, and interpret it.

Sen. Lee Introduces Working Families Flexibility Act

WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee reintroduced the Working Families Flexibility Act Thursday, a bill that would give employees more flexibility on how to use their overtime benefits. “For many families, especially those with young children, their most precious commodity is time,” said Sen. Lee. “But today, federal labor laws restrict the way moms and dads and everyone else can use their time. For decades, Congress has given a special exemption from these laws to government employees. This is unacceptable. The same work-life options available to government employees should be available to private-sector workers, as well.”

Sen. Lee Asks President to Sign Yemen War Powers Resolution

WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) joined Senator Sanders, Senator Paul, Congressman Ro Khanna, and others on a letter asking President Trump to sign a resolution pursuant to the War Powers Act calling for the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen after the House passed it earlier on Thursday.

U.S.-U.K. Live UC Statement

Mr./Madam President, As the deadline for Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union fast approaches, there is an enormous opportunity before us – an opportunity for true free trade with the U.K. Such an agreement would provide tremendous economic and trade benefits to both our nations, and would strengthen and preserve our special relationship.